Bold Man of the Sea: My Epic Journey

by JimShekhdar (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $5.70

  After 274 days at sea, Jim Shekhdar became the first person to row across the Pacific single-handedly, finally wading ashore in Queensland, Australia. In the tradition of great and eccentric travellers, his journey started badly when he was refused permission to set off from Chile; when he departed from Peru, he realised he had set off without a tin opener, and then ran out of cooking gas. The journey became more perilous when he had to fend off sharks with a makeshift spear, when his telecommunications equipment failed and when an oil tanker nearly ended his life.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.16

  During an action-packed 274 days at sea, Jim Shekhdar became the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean single-handedly. This is the story of his epic journey. The journey started out badly, he was refused permission to set off from Chile, then when he set off from Peru he found he'd left the tin opener behind. Later Jim also ran out of cooking gas. More bad fortune was to beset Jim as he had to fend off sharks, have his telecommunications fail him and nearly lose his life to an oil tanker. And then 150 yards out from his journey's end, Jim had to refuse offers of help so as not to invalidate his record attempt.